The Israeli army estimates that the country's hospitals on the border have treated over 2,000 Syrian fighters and civilians.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surprised citizens and foreign officials alike when he announced that he ordered his government to "find ways" to help wounded civilians coming out of war-torn Aleppo in Syria.

Despite this history, the Israeli army estimates that the country's hospitals on the border have treated over 2,000 Syrian fighters and civilians, but this has also largely been due to terror attacks affecting Israel. Thus, this potential move by Israel's prime minister would be the first time the nation has offered to help Syrians who were not from a place directly bordering Israel.

Netanyahu said he wants to aid the Syrian people from Aleppo to not only help those affected by Syria's mass bloodshed but to also keep the conflict from coming into Israel. “We see the tragedy of terrible suffering of civilians," he said at a reception of foreign correspondents. "I’ve asked the Foreign Ministry to seek ways to expand our medical assistance to the civilian causalities of the Syrian tragedy, specifically in Aleppo where we’re prepared to take in wounded women and children, and also men if they’re not combatants."

However, Netanyahu's offer to help doesn't come without skepticism as to whether or not it'll happen or how long the aid will last. Critics have pointed out that some Israeli officials fear the rebels over Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's violent dictatorship, as there are many unknowns that come with revolutionary forces. Netanyahu has also worked with Russia, an ally of Assad, in the past in an effort to avoid conflicts with one another in Syria.

As for how many Syrian civilians Netanyahu will let into Israel, no official numbers, timelines, or logistical plans have been publicly released at this time.